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κακός

Strong’s: G2556

Associated OET lemmas: κακός

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: κακός; -ή, -όν

Related lemmas: κακόω

Sense 1: bad, evil, harmful, harshly

Semantic entry: 88.106

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Bad, Evil, Harmful, Damaging

Definition: pertaining to being bad, with the implication of harmful and damaging

MAT 21:41: RV MAT 21:41 · LV MAT 21:41 · Read together MAT 21:41

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OET-RV MAT 21:41

41 “He’ll brutally destroy those wicked tenants,” they answered, “then he’ll rent the vineyard out to other tenant farmers, who’ll give him his share of the harvest.”

OET-LV MAT 21:41

41 They _are _saying to _him:
He _will _be _destroying them evil ones miserably, and will _be _renting _out the vineyard to _other tenant _farmers, who will _be _giving _back to _him the fruits in the seasons of _them.

MAT 24:48: RV MAT 24:48 · LV MAT 24:48 · Read together MAT 24:48

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OET-RV MAT 24:48

48 But if the evil slave says to himself, ‘Ah, the master won’t be back for a long time yet,’

OET-LV MAT 24:48

48 But if the that evil slave may _say in the heart of _him:
The master of _me is _delaying,

All 40 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 21:41 · RV MAT 24:48 · RV MAT 27:23 · LV MAT 21:41 · LV MAT 24:48 · LV MAT 27:23 · Read together MAT 21:41 · Read together MAT 24:48 · Read together MAT 27:23

MRK: RV MRK 7:21 · RV MRK 15:14 · LV MRK 7:21 · LV MRK 15:14 · Read together MRK 7:21 · Read together MRK 15:14

LUK: RV LUK 23:22 · LV LUK 23:22 · Read together LUK 23:22

JHN: RV JHN 18:30 · LV JHN 18:30 · Read together JHN 18:30

ACT: RV ACT 9:13 · RV ACT 23:9 · LV ACT 9:13 · LV ACT 23:9 · Read together ACT 9:13 · Read together ACT 23:9

ROM: RV ROM 1:30 · RV ROM 2:9 · RV ROM 3:8 · RV ROM 7:19 · RV ROM 7:21 · RV ROM 12:17 · RV ROM 12:21 · RV ROM 13:3–4 · RV ROM 13:10 · RV ROM 14:20 · RV ROM 16:19 · LV ROM 1:30 · LV ROM 2:9 · LV ROM 3:8 · LV ROM 7:19 · LV ROM 7:21 · LV ROM 12:17 · LV ROM 12:21 · LV ROM 13:3–4 · LV ROM 13:10 · LV ROM 14:20 · LV ROM 16:19 · Read together ROM 1:30 · Read together ROM 2:9 · Read together ROM 3:8 · Read together ROM 7:19 · Read together ROM 7:21 · Read together ROM 12:17 · Read together ROM 12:21 · Read together ROM 13:3–4 · Read together ROM 13:10 · Read together ROM 14:20 · Read together ROM 16:19

CO1: RV CO1 10:6 · RV CO1 13:5 · RV CO1 15:33 · LV CO1 10:6 · LV CO1 13:5 · LV CO1 15:33 · Read together CO1 10:6 · Read together CO1 13:5 · Read together CO1 15:33

CO2: RV CO2 13:7 · LV CO2 13:7 · Read together CO2 13:7

PHP: RV PHP 3:2 · LV PHP 3:2 · Read together PHP 3:2

COL: RV COL 3:5 · LV COL 3:5 · Read together COL 3:5

TH1: RV TH1 5:15 · LV TH1 5:15 · Read together TH1 5:15

TI1: RV TI1 6:10 · LV TI1 6:10 · Read together TI1 6:10

TI2: RV TI2 4:14 · LV TI2 4:14 · Read together TI2 4:14

TIT: RV TIT 1:12 · LV TIT 1:12 · Read together TIT 1:12

HEB: RV HEB 5:14 · LV HEB 5:14 · Read together HEB 5:14

JAM: RV JAM 1:13 · RV JAM 3:8 · LV JAM 1:13 · LV JAM 3:8 · Read together JAM 1:13 · Read together JAM 3:8

PE1: RV PE1 3:9–12 · LV PE1 3:9–12 · Read together PE1 3:9–12

JN3: RV JN3 1:11 · LV JN3 1:11 · Read together JN3 1:11

REV: RV REV 2:2 · LV REV 2:2 · Read together REV 2:2

Sense 2: bad, harsh, difficult

Semantic entry: 65.26

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Good, Bad

Definition: pertaining to being harsh and difficult

Notes: In a number of languages one cannot speak of ‘experiencing bad things’; rather, one must say in RV LUK 16:25 · LV LUK 16:25 · Read together LUK 16:25 ‘suffered a great deal’ or ‘always lived with difficulty’ or ‘always had troubles.’

LUK 16:25: RV LUK 16:25 · LV LUK 16:25 · Read together LUK 16:25

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OET-RV LUK 16:25

25 But Avraham replied, ‘Son, don’t forget that you enjoyed the good life while you were alive, whereas Eleazar had it bad, but now he’s here being comforted and you’re suffering.

OET-LV LUK 16:25

25 But Abraʼam said:
Child, be _reminded that you _took _back the good of _you in the life of _you, and Lazaros likewise the evil.
But now here he _is _being _comforted, and you are _being _distressed.

CO1 13:5: RV CO1 13:5 · LV CO1 13:5 · Read together CO1 13:5

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OET-RV CO1 13:5

5 It isn’t crude, it doesn’t just care about itself, it doesn’t get angry quickly, and it doesn’t keep records about who wrongs us.

OET-LV CO1 13:5

5 not is _dishonouring, not is _seeking the things of _itself, not is _being _provoked, not is _counting the evil,

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 16:25 · LV LUK 16:25 · Read together LUK 16:25

CO1: RV CO1 13:5 · LV CO1 13:5 · Read together CO1 13:5

TI2: RV TI2 4:14 · LV TI2 4:14 · Read together TI2 4:14

REV: RV REV 16:2 · LV REV 16:2 · Read together REV 16:2

Sense 3: harmed, harm, injured

Semantic entry: 20.18

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Harm, Wound

Definition: pertaining to having experienced harm

Notes: In some languages RV ACT 28:5 · LV ACT 28:5 · Read together ACT 28:5 may be rendered as ‘but Paul shook the snake off into the fire, and it did not cause him pain at all.’

ACT 16:28: RV ACT 16:28 · LV ACT 16:28 · Read together ACT 16:28

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OET-RV ACT 16:28

28 But Paulos shouted out, “Don’t harm yourself! We’re all still here!”

OET-LV ACT 16:28

28 But Paulos called with_a_ loud _voice saying:
You _may _do nothing harm to _yourself, because/for we _are all here.

ACT 28:5: RV ACT 28:5 · LV ACT 28:5 · Read together ACT 28:5

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OET-RV ACT 28:5

5 However, Paulos just shook the snake off into the fire and wasn’t harmed.

OET-LV ACT 28:5

5 Therefore indeed he, having _shaken _off the wild _animal into the fire, suffered not _one harm.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 16:28 · RV ACT 28:5 · LV ACT 16:28 · LV ACT 28:5 · Read together ACT 16:28 · Read together ACT 28:5

ROM: RV ROM 12:17 · LV ROM 12:17 · Read together ROM 12:17

TI2: RV TI2 4:14 · LV TI2 4:14 · Read together TI2 4:14

Sense 4: incorrect, wrong

Semantic entry: 72.22

Semantic domains: True, False

Subdomains: Accurate, Inaccurate

Definition: pertaining to being incorrect or inaccurate, with the possible implication of also being reprehensible

JHN 18:23: RV JHN 18:23 · LV JHN 18:23 · Read together JHN 18:23

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OET-RV JHN 18:23

23 But Yeshua responded, “If I said anything wrong, tell me my error. But if it was true, why are you hitting me?”

OET-LV JHN 18:23

23 Yaʸsous answered to _him:
If I _spoke wrongly, testify concerning the evil, but if rightly, why are _you _beating me?